Client Manager - Finance Function

Client Manager - Strategic Finance Team (Hybrid London-Based)
Location: London (Hybrid - mix of office and remote work)
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits + Career Progression
Qualification: ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CFA (or equivalent)
Experience: Ideally 2-5 years PQE

Are you a qualified accountant with a passion for working closely with ambitious SMEs and scale-ups? Do you want to go beyond compliance and make a real impact as a strategic partner to growing businesses?

An exciting opportunity has opened up with a forward-thinking, advisory-led accountancy firm for a Client Manager to join their dynamic Finance Function team. This role combines the best of finance leadership, commercial advisory, and team collaboration-perfect for someone who thrives on variety and wants to play a more strategic role in client businesses.

What You'll Do:

• Act as a fractional Finance Director across a portfolio of clients, delivering strategic insight and leading day-to-day finance operations

• Build strong relationships with founders, CEOs, and boards-becoming their go-to finance partner

• Deliver high-quality management accounts, forecasts, dashboards, and board packs

• Lead process improvement initiatives, drive automation, and champion best practices

• Collaborate with tax and corporate finance teams on funding rounds, M&A activity, and succession planning

• Support junior team development and contribute to wider practice growth

What You'll Bring:

• A professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA or equivalent)

• 2-5 years' post-qualified experience (more or less considered)

• A strong grounding in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and operations

• Commercial awareness and a client-focused mindset

• Excellent communication skills, especially when engaging with senior stakeholders

• Confidence using cloud accounting tools (e.g. Xero) and Microsoft Excel

• A genuine interest in business and a desire to shape how finance adds value

Why Join?

• Work with high-growth, entrepreneurial clients

• Be part of a modern, ambitious firm with a strong advisory focus

• Hybrid flexibility-prioritising impact over presenteeism

• Clear career development and the chance to shape your own specialism

• A supportive, collaborative culture working alongside specialists in tax, M&A and digital finance

If you're ready to step into a more advisory-focused, commercially impactful role, we'd love to hear from you.